War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation

The War in the Pacific

Contents

Table of Contents

A grateful Guam remembers

Letters

Guam in midst of Japan's ocean empire

The Land of the Rising Sun seizes Guam

Symbol of hope, controversy

The strength of Agueda Johnston

In Tai, the death of a hero

"Uncle Sam, won't you please come back to Guam?"

The Pastor Sablan and his flock

Chamorros caught in Wake invasion

Captain endures POW camp

The march to Manengon

A witness to tragedy

A voyage to freedom

List of liberating forces

Liberating Guam

Maps of invasion beaches

The way of the Japanese warrior

The beachhead the night of the banzai

50 years later, a liberator is remembered

"He gallantly gave his life"

The high command

Guam scouts assist liberators

All men bleed red

Old Glory sways proudly once again

Liberators meet the liberated

Combat Patrol hunts for stragglers

The Last Soldier

Adolfo C. Sgambelluri's secret life

War crimes and justice

Military buildup on Guam

Chamorros still yearn for freedom

The War in the Pacific ends

Thank You

LIBERATION — Guam Remembers
A Golden Salute for the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Guam

Map of invasion beach. (click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

Top map shows positions of Japanese defenses at time of Liberation.

Bottom map shows, by date, the advance of U.S. forces in thrusting off beachheads and then driving north, pushing enemy forces into retreat. (click on image for an enlargement in a new window) Maps adapted by Ray Caseres.